Seattle is the fifth-most competitive housing market in the country right now, according to new stats from real estate website Redfin.
It also shows the market has reached a point in which you need to be willing to pay more than the seller is asking and you need to make it personal by writing a letter to the seller.
Redfin’s so-called “Bidding War Report” shows 74.6 percent of offers on homes in Seattle faced competition in April. That’s up from 68 percent a year ago. Of those homes, 67.9 percent of the winning offers were higher than the seller’s asking price.
What were the features of winning offers in Seattle? According to Redfin:
- 2.4 percent were paid in cash
- 63.1 percent used a conventional loan
- 4.8 percent used an FHA/VA loan
- 10.7 percent waived financing contingency
- 14.3 percent had a pre-inspection
- 19 percent waived inspection contingency
- 17.9 percent used a cover letter
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